Master of Education

Initial Licensure Program
Complete your master's and teaching licensure in as few as 15 months. The Initial Licensure program is a professional education program that prepares students for the high level of teaching competence expected by public and private educational institutions.

CONVENIENT DESIGN & SCHEDULE
You can complete your master's degree and teacher licensure requirements in as few as 15 months. Course offerings are scheduled in a summer-fall-spring-summer sequence. However, you may begin at any time and pursue the program completion at a less ambitious pace to meet your scheduling needs.

LICENSURE AREAS
If you already have a baccalaureate (BA or BS) degree, you can pursue licensure in early childhood (PreK-3), elementary (K-6), middle grades (4-8), or secondary (7-12) education, as well as K-12 licensure in music, theatre, or physical education. The program is 45-47 semester hours. Click here for a schedule chart of programs. Also see the Catalog (page 91-99) for curriculum details.

INTERNSHIP: CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
The initial licensure program provides you with extensive field experience in local schools through a required internship. You experience the school year from beginning to end during this two-semester internship in teaching, assessment, and classroom management. It provides a sustained supervised experience in classrooms of community-partner schools, working directly with master teachers as mentors. Placement in at least two grade levels is required for each licensure area. Modest stipends often accompany the internship experience.

 

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